Weld County, CO Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Household pets
- 4 of one species
- Two-plus species
- 7 total pets
- 10+ acre lots
- 8 or 16 pets
- Dogs, 10 acres or less
- Max four
- Exceed limit
- Approved kennel required
Summary
In Weld County's Agricultural zone, household pets are limited to four of one species or seven of two-plus species per lot (eight or sixteen, plus 30 birds, on 10-plus acres). Keeping more than four dogs over six months old on ten acres or less is deemed failing to control them.
Any owner having more than four (4) dogs which are over six (6) months of age on his or her premises, if said premises consists of ten (10) acres or less or lies within a recorded subdivision, recorded planned unit development or platted townsite; or more than eight (8) dogs which are over the age of six (6) months, if said premises consists of more than ten (10) acres, at any time, shall be deemed to fail to control said dogs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Charter and County Code: Supplement 95).
Full Breakdown
Weld County Zoning Code Sec. 23-3-70(D) caps household pets in the A (Agricultural) Zone District at four of one species or a total of seven of two or more species; on a lot of at least ten acres not in a subdivision the limit rises to eight of one species or sixteen of two-plus species, plus up to thirty birds. Separately, the animal code (Sec. 14-4-20(A)) treats an owner of more than four dogs over six months old as failing to control them if the premises is ten acres or less or lies in a recorded subdivision, or more than eight dogs if the premises exceeds ten acres. A kennel approved by special review can exceed these numbers.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the dog counts in Sec. 14-4-20(A) is a Class 2 petty offense (penalty assessment $35 and up); exceeding zoning household-pet limits is a zoning violation enforced by Weld County Planning Services.
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